Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Russian University of Economics. GV Plekhanova Olga Lebedinskaya said that the excise tax on cigarettes will increase in Russia from January 2024, which will lead to an increase in the minimum retail price of tobacco products to 117 rubles per pack compared to 112 rubles. The agency reports that “Hit the primer”.
The publication notes that the excise tax rate on cigarettes and cigarettes in 2023 is 2,603 rubles. They initially planned to increase this rate to 2,731 rubles per thousand pieces plus 16% of the estimated cost, but at the end of November the rate was increased by another 3%. Now the excise duty will be 2813 rubles per thousand pieces plus 16% of the estimated cost, but not less than 3820 rubles.
Before this, it was known that there was a shortage of trees in Christmas tree markets in Russia this season. not expectedbut their prices will increase.
Entrepreneurs who sell Christmas trees plan to harvest approximately 55 thousand trees only on state forest fund land this season. The ministry also announced that Russians bought the most spruce, pine and fir for the New Year.
Formerly Central Bank of the Russian Federation raised key rate up to 16%.